In a recent decision, the Ontario Court of Appeal ruled that although the Company had an unfettered right to terminate an independent contractor's fixed term contract ...

In workplaces governed by a Collective Agreement, the Agreement reigns supreme. Any and all terms and conditions of employmen...

Hosting a holiday party is a great way to thank your employees for their hard work and to celebrate your company's successes in the last year.

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal for BC has exhibited some rarely seen leniency towards employers when drafting termination agreements.

If you have been following mainstream mixed martial arts ("MMA") for very long, like I have, it does not come as much of a surprise that a select group of athletes are purporting to have formed...

You will recall that, in May of this year, CCP's own Susan Crawford was successful at the Ontario Court of Appeal, when that court upheld the trial decision in Kielb v. National Money Mart Company.

Over the course of the year, CCP blogged these developments – here is a recap of our "top 10" cases and most significant changes along with links to the original blogs.

An industrial butcher with three years' seniority learned the hard way that his Last Chance Agreement was not to be trifled with. In UFCW, Local 175 & 633 v. Cargill Limited (Dunlop)...

This has been a common theme in recent months for the Employer's Edge, but once again, an employer's contractual termination language...

Back in 2017, CCPartners blogged about a Summary Appeal decision in which a sentence of a $500,000 corporate fine and jail sentences for the two directors was overturned.

2018 was a tumultuous year for employers with significant changes to workplace legislation both provincially and federally ...

The Ontario government has announced that it will be extending all emergency orders that have been put in place to-date under section 7.0.2(4) of the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act until May 29, 2020.

The Ontario government has announced that they will introduce legislation that would, if passed, require employers to provide employees with up to $200 of pay for up to three days...

A recent Ontario arbitration decision has illustrated that a serious workplace safety incident can lead to termination.

Yesterday the Ontario government announced that it would undertake a review of the Public Holiday System under Part X of the Employment Standards Act, 2000 ("ESA").

At CCP, we are big believers in the value of a well-written employment agreement to reduce liability at the point of a dismissal on a non-cause basis.

The Employers' Edge blog has written extensively about the challenges of drafting an enforceable termination provision.

Earlier this morning, the government announced two additional measures to support employers through the COVID-19 pandemic. The government's press release can be found here. First, the government introduced...

Just prior to beginning the holiday season themselves, the Senate of Canada gave federally regulated employers an early gift: the passing of Bill C-525.

As employer counsel, it is not unusual for us to hear from a client that poor financial circumstances mean that the employer cannot afford to pay common-law reasonable notice to its departing employees.